The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
6:09 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1978
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.56° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.32° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.